[2012] KEHC 765 (KLR)

[2012] KEHC 765 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant met all the statutory requirements for adoption under the Children Act. The child had been declared free for adoption, and all necessary reports from the guardian ad litem, the Director of Children’s Department, and the adoption society recommended the adoption. The court was satisfied that the adoption was in the best interests of the child, who had been abandoned, and that the applicant was fit and proper to adopt. The court further found that the consents of the biological parents could be dispensed with due to the child’s abandonment. Accordingly, the court granted the adoption order, vested all parental rights and obligations in the applicant, and...

Citation
[2012] KEHC 765 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: E.S.K
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
8 November 2012
Case Number
Adoption Cause 126 of 2011
Procedural Posture
Adoption Cause / Judgment
Outcome
application allowed; adoption granted
Judges
D Schofield
Legal Topics
Adoption Procedure, Child Welfare, Parental Rights Termination
Source Language
English
Family and Children Adoption Procedure Child Welfare Parental Rights Termination

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Parties

E.S.K

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Adoption Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is qualified to adopt the child under the Children Act.
  2. 2 Whether the child has been legally freed for adoption.
  3. 3 Whether the adoption is in the best interests of the child.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant met all the statutory requirements for adoption under the Children Act. The child had been declared free for adoption, and all necessary reports from the guardian ad litem, the Director of Children’s Department, and the adoption society recommended the adoption. The court was satisfied that the adoption was in the best interests of the child, who had been abandoned, and that the applicant was fit and proper to adopt. The court further found that the consents of the biological parents could be dispensed with due to the child’s abandonment. Accordingly, the court granted the adoption order, vested all parental rights and obligations in the applicant, and...

Court Disposition

application allowed; adoption granted

Orders

  • The consents of the biological parents of the child are hereby dispensed with.
  • The applicant, E.S.K, is hereby authorized to adopt the child, namely, P.